24 Chap. t 9. AnEvxpofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf 2 t, it, he doubles it upon them. And there are two doublings in. this fupplication. Firft, In reference to the adf. Secondly, In reference to the objca. He doubleth the ad in thole words ; Havepittie, have pittie he doubleth the objecê , me, me : have pittie upon me, upon me there is pittie, pittie, and, me,. me ; as if he would tell his friends . that hewas a double object ofpittie, or that he needed double pittie; abundance ofpittie. Multiplyedforrowes, callfor a multi- tudeofcorn, paff. ¡on.r, and they who Puffer much, cannot be fatisfied with a little, or with fingle pittie. Thirdly, He reprefents the reafonor ground ofhis füpplicati on, why it was that he thus pre(fed them for compaflion, and cryed out for pittie at their hands. It was( faith he) becaufe the hand of óo4 bath touchedme. The handof God hath touched' me, let this touch your hearts. i c;$ favore ira eput,G arri, <t, Cum ebjcc tunt mirer T.' elf, 1r7:yaP4t 1)tan & üoÍgntatCmle- anrtt i, i ériam d:-t.otat. .QKY C7^"pcigi0^ te tnoti fubve- nit+nt ind'geati, rmgna rx parte j+hi f,q)venittny t,,,+n,iara enim ctrtapa'on m tt,z4.4sr,t, Aold, Have pittie upon me. Pitty is the moving ofthe heart towardr thofe who are in milky, The originall word lignifies to (hew favour, whether by word, or deed, or rather both, by word and deed. Good words, and good workes, make compleat pittie ; good words are comfor- table, but good words without good workes are leane and mife- rable comforters He that fpeakes pittie lothwell, but he that as it doth belt. Picric is twofold. Fir(i, Natural!. Secondly, Spiritual!. Natural! pittie is Gammon to mankinde : Man cannot put off pittie, unle(fe he put off humanitie, and alma ceafe to be man. Somebeafts are pittifull, thofe men are worfe then beats who are not. We justly call thofe men inhumane and unnatu. rail, who have no pitty, becaufe pitty is feated in the very na- ture of man ;. unmercifulneffe is a fin againft the light ofna- etire, as well as againfi the lawofGod. And therefore the Apo- ale puts thefe two neere together, Without natural/ affetii;n,ttn.. merciful! (Rom. 31. ) This natural! pitrie as it provokes us to'relieve others, fo it in a reliefe toour felves. That pittie which moves U.S to cafeothers, is our ovine burden. It is a bur- dtn.
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